Kazakhstan Extends Petroleum Export Ban Six Months as Hormuz Tensions Flare

Kazakhstan is growing more possessive of its petroleum products as a gasoline shortage tightens its grip in Russia and the US-Iran conflict reignites. Kazakh officials have established new police checkpoints on almost 60 roads along the country’s lengthy border with Russia to curb ‘gasoline tourism,’ according to local news reports. In addition, new restrictions have been introduced at border checkpoints, limiting trucks and cars to one crossing per day. In recent weeks, as gasoline shortages have spread across Russia caused by…